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Google’s self-driving car prototype (image via Youtube)

“Sanity test” aims to make self-driving cars safer and less likely to hit cyclists

Researchers develop a new way to "sanity test" the algorithms that control self-driving cars

Fri, Apr 05, 2019 12:07

Shave (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licensed by Mixy Lorenzo:Flickr)

They can’t all be cyclists can they? Almost HALF of modern men admit to shaving their legs

We explore the trend - and whether it was cyclists who set it...

Sun, Oct 23, 2016 09:18

Cyclists in New York City (licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 by Billie Grace Ward).jpg

Bike lanes ‘one of the best investments into public health returns’

Money spent on cycle infrastructure delivers longer, healthier lives

Sun, Oct 02, 2016 08:09

Could brain training enhance your cycling performance?

Pro cyclists have better responses to mental fatigue than recreational riders, study finds

Sun, Aug 07, 2016 10:07

Cyclist sues saddle manufacturer over erectile dysfunction. And loses

Scientists dismissed man's claim that cycling had ruined his marriage

Sat, Mar 12, 2016 06:34

Official: Daily chocolate consumption makes you a better cyclist

Eat a massive chunk of dark chocolate every day to see your TT performance improve...

Sun, Dec 20, 2015 10:03

Swift medical attention improves survival after a cardiac arrest at sporting events (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Christiana Care:Flickr)

MAMILs shouldn’t worry about cardiac arrest while riding, says new study

But swift CPR treatment helps improve survival

Tue, Apr 07, 2015 11:56

Barcelona Bicing Hire Scheme copyright Simon MacMichael.png

US bike hire schemes linked with greater risk of head injury – or are they?

Study claims US cities with share programs see greater proportion of head injuries among all bike-related injuries - but the number of head injures went down

Sat, Jun 21, 2014 07:00

New study shows cycling really is better than running

US professor confirms what we all knew, says cycling “a lot easier on the muscles” than running & has science to back it up

Tue, Jan 21, 2014 18:55